We were in our red TI and ran across an AI coming back in from his maiden voyage and loving it. Seems we had talked at a lighted pre-Christmas boat parade and he bought an AI shortly after! Being out and about is the best Hobie advertising!

Hey there are always AI's and TI's out in Sarasota bay on the weekends, I'm out most every weekend with my TI, I launch down on the south end of the bay at City Island (Right next to Sarasota Sailing Squadron, and Mote marine. We sometimes launch at Ft Desoto and meet our powerboat friends at Egmont Key and just anchor on the windward side, always a good time.Always looking for something to do, and people to sail with. A day excursion picnic somewhere would be fun, though I don't offhand know where (open to ideas). Sounds silly, but a bar crawl to places like Treasure Island and a few other places up and down the beaches in that area might be a fun day. I don't drink but hey getting there would be a blast.Bob

That would be fun, I have launched quite a bit from the boat launch, I can get my car very close unload then go park. I have also launched from beach parking area on the south side (where the Wateribe EC launches from) but the parking lot is quite a haul from the shore. I haven't tried launching from the main beach and parking lot (it gets pretty crowded up there), I imagine we would not be allowed to launch at the main swimming beach. It's easy when we are camping, we just drop the boat in the water at the campsite, but it's really hard to get in the campground this time of year.Something in mid April would work for me, I'll be in Key West until then (sailing). It would be fun to meet some of you guys, I already know Captn Chaos, he's a great guy, he might be recovered from his 300 mile Watertribe EC challenge enough by then.I know the Economy Tackle Adventure Island club is looking to have an outing some time in May, I will suggest Ft Desoto. Bob

Camping was wonderful. Definitely love the spot we got...just backed the boat a few feet into the water and off we go... That day was a nice one for sailing!

This was a video of the dolphins coming near our TI... taken with a cheapy underwater camera...so not spectacular, but thought it was great when one of the dolphins slapped its tail. We were moving pretty fast and they weren't in the mood to race, it seemed. They'd stay beside us for a few seconds, then head off.

evil_e , I was wondering just were on Davis Island you launch? I live in Plant City and do Ft. Desoto, Gandy and Dunedin causeways and EG Simmons Park. I was looking at the Seaplane Basin and see what looks like a good place just on the other side of the road from the Dog Park?

_________________“Remember life is short- eat dessert first.”The world is 70% water – So that means we should spend 70% more time sailing than mowing lawns!Larry